Ive been reading and it seems that healing is completely eliminated from the equation (besides self heals and intangible aoe heals that everyone gets. It kinda sounds like everyone is a dpser who has the ability to dodge and heal.
So instead of the holy trinity, everyone is just the exact same thing.
That is cool...i guess?
To get back to the point, I love healing in other MMOs. Avoid this game correct?
Everyone is not the same thing, but no there are indeed no dedicated healers or tanks.
If you enjoy keeping other players alive, you can certainly do so by having a defensive build which could include blocking projectiles, debuffing enemies, buffing allies, snaring enemies, other crowd control such as stuns / polymorphs, countering attacks, making them go invisible and providing light heals. Which will mean nothing if the whole group isnt working as a team.
Not being a 'healer' or 'tank' doesnt mean that you are just 'DPS'. If you just want to look at someone elses health bar and spam heal buttons like in other games, then you are out of luck.
You should go look up the skills on the GW2 Wiki to see the diversity on offer. Its a new breed of MMO where the name of the game is teamwork and synergy, not just sticking to your designated role and not caring about what else is going on around you.
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Everyone is not the same thing, but no there are indeed no dedicated healers or tanks.
If you enjoy keeping other players alive, you can certainly do so by having a defensive build which could include blocking projectiles, debuffing enemies, buffing allies, snaring enemies, other crowd control such as stuns / polymorphs, countering attacks, making them go invisible and providing light heals. Which will mean nothing if the whole group isnt working as a team.
Not being a 'healer' or 'tank' doesnt mean that you are just 'DPS'. If you just want to look at someone elses health bar and spam heal buttons like in other games, then you are out of luck.
You should go look up the skills on the GW2 Wiki to see the diversity on offer. Its a new breed of MMO where the name of the game is teamwork and synergy, not just sticking to your designated role and not caring about what else is going on around you.